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Paying It Forward

When challenges face our community, Steve and Roxanne Lynch have used their Donor Advised Fund at the Community Foundation to help.

Grant Will Provide Translation Services for COVID-19 Information

The Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation has awarded a grant to help translate essential and South Dakota-specific information about the coronavirus pandemic into different languages.

Driving Impact, Changing Lives

The Foundation’s Initiative Grant to REACH Literacy’s Workplace Academy program is an investment in workforce development, and so much more. By providing on-site literacy instruction for employees, this transformational program is empowering individuals, strengthening families and building bridges throughout our community.

‘We’re Here to Help’ — How the Community Foundation Works to Strengthen Local Nonprofits

Here, we recognize the important role nonprofit organizations play in creating a vibrant and thriving community, so we want to champion and support programs that spark ideas and provide skills-relevant training to those who serve our local nonprofits. By working, learning and growing together, we'll all be able to better drive social impact, usher in positive change and solve some of our community’s most complex challenges.

Following Vandalism, Foundation Awards Grant to Help EmBe Purchase a New Bus for Kids

When two of its vans and its bus were vandalized on Friday, Dec. 13, EmBe officials needed to act quickly to find a solution. That’s when the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation stepped in to help, presenting a $10,000 grant to EmBe to help the organization purchase a new transport vehicle.

Opening Doors Through the Performing Arts

Learn how a grant from the Community Foundation is creating opportunities for those with disabilities to participate in theatre.